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First Nations students are engaged in primary school but face racism and limited opportunities to learn Indigenous languages
First Nations students are engaged in primary school but face racism and limited opportunities to learn Indigenous languages

Learning, Society & Culture

First Nations students are engaged in primary school but face racism and limited opportunities to learn Indigenous languages

Jessa Rogers, Queensland University of Technology; Kate E. Williams, Queensland University of Technology, and Kristin R. Laurens, Queensland University of Technology Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ school experiences are often inaccurately described through what researchers call “deficit perspectives”. This means their experiences are spoken about by others in ways that aren’t representative of lived [...]

By Generation Next|2023-10-10T16:33:39+11:00October 10th, 2023|Categories: Learning, Society & Culture|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Empathy can be taught at school – and it can lead to more creative thinking
Empathy can be taught at school – and it can lead to more creative thinking

Learning, Social and Emotional Learning

Empathy can be taught at school – and it can lead to more creative thinking

Helen Demetriou, University of Cambridge Most people think that empathy – the ability to put yourself in another person’s shoes – is fixed, but it’s not. Empathy can be taught. Research has shown that reading can help children develop empathy. Through reading, children can experience the situations of others that are very different to their [...]

By Generation Next|2023-08-28T12:26:58+10:00August 28th, 2023|Categories: Learning, Social and Emotional Learning|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Here’s what happens in your brain when you’re trying to make or break a habit
Here’s what happens in your brain when you’re trying to make or break a habit

Learning, Science & Research

Here’s what happens in your brain when you’re trying to make or break a habit

Ashleigh E. Smith, University of South Australia; Carol Maher, University of South Australia, and Susan Hillier, University of South Australia Did you set a New Year’s resolution to kick a bad habit, only to find yourself falling back into old patterns? You’re not alone. In fact, research suggests up to 40% of our daily [...]

By Generation Next|2023-08-14T13:21:23+10:00August 14th, 2023|Categories: Learning, Science & Research|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Neurodiversity and Learning Strengths – Gifted students
Neurodiversity and Learning Strengths – Gifted students

Creativity, Education, Learning, Social and Emotional Learning

Neurodiversity and Learning Strengths – Gifted students

The most recent research on brains & learning shows that we all have different patterns of processing information. This confers upon the human race a great advantage, in that collectively we are smart in different ways. Some people are more ‘neurotypical’ while others think in vastly different ways. This means that we need to focus [...]

By Guest Author|2023-08-02T10:41:40+10:00July 28th, 2023|Categories: Creativity, Education, Learning, Social and Emotional Learning|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Australian classrooms are among the ‘least favourable’ for discipline in the OECD. Here’s how to improve student behaviour
Australian classrooms are among the ‘least favourable’ for discipline in the OECD. Here’s how to improve student behaviour

Education, Learning

Australian classrooms are among the ‘least favourable’ for discipline in the OECD. Here’s how to improve student behaviour

A major international report says the “disciplinary climate” in Australian schools is among the “least favourable” in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). On Tuesday, the OECD released a profile on education in Australia. Its findings follow headlines about student behaviour and a federal parliamentary inquiry into “increasing disruption in Australian school [...]

By Generation Next|2023-08-02T10:41:17+10:00July 28th, 2023|Categories: Education, Learning|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Year 10 students are thinking about their final subjects – here’s how parents can help
Year 10 students are thinking about their final subjects – here’s how parents can help

Learning

Year 10 students are thinking about their final subjects – here’s how parents can help

Sarah Jefferson, Edith Cowan University Many Year 10 students are beginning to think seriously about what subjects they might pick for years 11 and 12. These are important decisions – not just because they may form the basis of further university study and career paths. They will also be the focus of the final years [...]

By Generation Next|2023-07-17T12:40:34+10:00July 17th, 2023|Categories: Learning|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Our research shows Australian students who are behind in primary school can catch up by high school
Our research shows Australian students who are behind in primary school can catch up by high school

Learning

Our research shows Australian students who are behind in primary school can catch up by high school

Sally Larsen, University of New England If students have poor academic results early in school, do they continue to fall further and further behind as they move through their education? The intuitive answer to this question is yes. This perception is fuelled by relentless media reporting about falling standards in Australia, and claims about “widening [...]

By Generation Next|2023-07-12T12:12:56+10:00July 12th, 2023|Categories: Learning|Tags: Article|0 Comments

From whiteboard work to random groups, these simple fixes could get students thinking more in maths lessons
From whiteboard work to random groups, these simple fixes could get students thinking more in maths lessons

Learning

From whiteboard work to random groups, these simple fixes could get students thinking more in maths lessons

Tracey Muir, Australian Catholic University and Peter Liljedahl, Simon Fraser University Australian students’ performance and engagement in mathematics is an ongoing issue. International studies show Australian students’ mean performance in maths has steadily declined since 2003. The latest Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2018 showed only 10% of Australian teenagers scored in the [...]

By Generation Next|2023-07-12T12:13:04+10:00July 12th, 2023|Categories: Learning|Tags: Article|0 Comments

10 ways to help the boys in your life read for enjoyment (not just for school)
10 ways to help the boys in your life read for enjoyment (not just for school)

Education, Learning

10 ways to help the boys in your life read for enjoyment (not just for school)

Margaret Kristin Merga, University of Newcastle Reading is a critical skill for school and life beyond it. Young people need strong reading skills to learn and demonstrate their learning. Reading skills are not just about performing well in subjects such as English. They are related to performance in subjects like science and maths. When [...]

By Generation Next|2023-07-28T11:29:45+10:00May 29th, 2023|Categories: Education, Learning|Tags: Article|0 Comments

A pandemic silver lining: how kids in some disadvantaged schools improved their results during COVID
A pandemic silver lining: how kids in some disadvantaged schools improved their results during COVID

COVID, Education, Learning

A pandemic silver lining: how kids in some disadvantaged schools improved their results during COVID

Andrew Miller, University of Newcastle; Jenny Gore, University of Newcastle, and Leanne Fray, University of Newcastle Students from schools in low-income communities did not suffer significant “learning loss” during the pandemic years of 2020-2021, but instead improved in certain areas of study. That’s one key finding from our research, published recently in the journal The [...]

By Generation Next|2023-10-06T09:22:35+11:00May 26th, 2023|Categories: COVID, Education, Learning|Tags: Article|0 Comments